Riley Green Opening Act 2027 — Who is the Support?

Who opens for Riley Green?

The Ain't My Last Rodeo Tour set the current template for how Riley Green builds an opener bill, and that template has carried directly into the rolling amphitheater legs that followed: two openers, country-rock and Americana-leaning, hand-picked from the songwriter scene Green came up through rather than the standard major-label country opener carousel. Ella Langley — the Alabama-born country-soul singer whose "You Look Like You Love Me" and "Weren't For The Wind" broke through on country radio at the same time the Ain't My Last Rodeo album cycle was rolling — has anchored multiple direct-support slots and is the closest the current Green touring operation has to a regular co-headliner. Charles Wesley Godwin — the West Virginia Appalachian songwriter whose How the Mighty Fall and Family Ties records moved him from theatre to amphitheater rooms in his own right — has worked the early-support slot on multiple U.S. amphitheater legs and is the opener fans walking in late most consistently regret missing. Kameron Marlowe — the North Carolina country-rock singer whose Strangers and Tequila Talkin' material slots directly into Green's country-rock lane — has held the warm-up slot on amphitheater swings, drawing the country-rock crossover audience Green has cultivated. Tigirlily Gold, Brent Cobb, Tucker Wetmore, Sam Barber and Treaty Oak Revival have rotated through individual nights — the curatorial logic is consistent across the entire tour. On the Luke Combs co-headline stadium routing, Green works the direct-support slot in front of 65,000 to 75,000 fans on nights anchored on Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Lumen Field, BC Place, AT&T Stadium and Bank of America Stadium; on those nights Green himself is the opener for Combs and runs a tighter 50-to-60-minute set. What that means for a newer Green fan: do not skip the openers. Doors open 75 to 90 minutes before showtime on most Ain't My Last Rodeo Tour amphitheater dates, the first opener takes the stage 45 minutes after doors and plays a tight 30-to-40-minute set, the direct support runs 45 to 55 minutes, and Green hits the stage at roughly 9:00 local. The confirmed opener for any specific date is listed on the Ticketmaster event page above once announced — usually four to eight weeks ahead of show day for amphitheater routings. Your Riley Green ticket covers every performer on the bill on the same night at the same venue; there is no separate opener ticket and no separate opener entry line.

Confirmed Riley Green Openers 2027

Ashley Cooke, Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland, Randy Houser, 99.5 WYCD Hoedown, Megan Moroney, Florida Georgia Line and Tucker Wetmore are listed as support acts across 37 Riley Green dates so far. Lineups come from the event listing and can change; the remaining dates have not named an opener yet.

• Feb 10, 2027 · Scottsdale · Coors Light Birds Nest at TPC Scottsdale — Ashley Cooke
• Apr 2, 2027 · Seattle · Climate Pledge Arena — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Apr 3, 2027 · Eugene · Matthew Knight Arena — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Apr 8, 2027 · Edmonton · Rogers Place — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Apr 9, 2027 · Calgary · Scotiabank Saddledome — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Apr 10, 2027 · Saskatoon · SaskTel Centre — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Apr 29, 2027 · Raleigh · Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek — Randy Houser, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Apr 30, 2027 · Knoxville · Food City Center — Randy Houser, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• May 1, 2027 · Greenville · Bon Secours Wellness Arena — Randy Houser, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• May 6, 2027 · Fort Worth · Dickies Arena — Randy Houser, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• May 7, 2027 · Wichita · INTRUST Bank Arena — Randy Houser, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• May 8, 2027 · Rogers · Walmart AMP — Randy Houser, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• May 20, 2027 · Tulsa · BOK Center — Randy Houser, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• May 21, 2027 · Dallas · Dos Equis Pavilion — Randy Houser, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• May 22, 2027 · Lafayette · Lafayette Cajundome — Randy Houser, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Jun 3, 2027 · Brandon · Brandon Amphitheater — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Jun 4, 2027 · Orange Beach · The Wharf Amphitheater — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Jun 5, 2027 · Orange Beach · The Wharf Amphitheater — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Jun 10, 2027 · Mount Pleasant · Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington
• Jun 11, 2027 · Toronto · RBC Amphitheatre — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Jun 12, 2027 · Toronto · RBC Amphitheatre — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Jun 18, 2027 · Gilford · BankNH Pavilion — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Jun 19, 2027 · Gilford · BankNH Pavilion — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Jun 25, 2027 · Clarkston · Pine Knob Music Theatre — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland, 99.5 WYCD Hoedown
• Jun 26, 2027 · Clarkston · Pine Knob Music Theatre — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland, 99.5 WYCD Hoedown
• Jul 8, 2027 · Chicago · United Center — Megan Moroney, Florida Georgia Line, Tucker Wetmore
• Jul 9, 2027 · Chicago · United Center — Megan Moroney, Florida Georgia Line, Tucker Wetmore
• Jul 10, 2027 · Chicago · United Center — Megan Moroney, Florida Georgia Line, Tucker Wetmore
• Jul 11, 2027 · Chicago · United Center — Megan Moroney, Florida Georgia Line, Tucker Wetmore
• Jul 15, 2027 · Syracuse · Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Jul 16, 2027 · Allentown · PPL Center — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Jul 22, 2027 · Columbia · Merriweather Post Pavilion — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Jul 23, 2027 · Bethel · Bethel Woods Center for the Arts — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Jul 24, 2027 · Mansfield · Xfinity Center — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Jul 29, 2027 · Evansville · Ford Center — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Jul 30, 2027 · Maryland Heights · Hollywood Casino Amphitheater — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland
• Jul 31, 2027 · Milwaukee · American Family Insurance Amphitheater - Summerfest Grounds — Muscadine Bloodline, Jake Worthington, Hannah McFarland

How Riley Green Tour Openers Get Announced

Most Riley Green tour openers aren't named when tickets go on sale. The supporting act is locked in per-region (sometimes per-show) and appears on the event listing in the weeks before each stop. Open any date above to see whether the opener is confirmed yet — listings here refresh daily, so the support act shows up as soon as the seller names it.

For headliners at Riley Green's scale, expect a single opener doing a 30 to 45 minute set, sometimes with a regional rotation (a Canadian opener for CA dates, a US opener for the American leg). The opener slot doesn't require a separate ticket — your Riley Green ticket covers the full show.

How to Find the Confirmed Riley Green Opener for Your City

1. Pick your city from the tour-date list above.
2. Open that date — the event page lists the confirmed opener once the seller has named one, next to the available tickets.
3. Compare seats there — one ticket covers the opener and Riley Green, so choose by section and price, not by lineup.
4. Watch for updates — openers are sometimes added 2 to 4 weeks out, so check back if it's still TBA.

Do I Need a Separate Ticket for the Opener?

No. The Riley Green ticket you buy from Ticketmaster covers the entire show — opener + headliner — at the same venue, same night. Doors usually open 60 to 90 minutes before the advertised start time; the opener typically performs first, with a 20 to 30 minute changeover before Riley Green takes the stage.

Riley Green Opening Act — FAQ

About Riley Green

Riley Duckman Green was born October 18, 1988 in Jacksonville, Alabama — a small Calhoun County town an hour northeast of Birmingham off I-59 — and raised in the same town across multiple generations of his family. His maternal grandfather Bufford Green ran a local mechanic shop, and his paternal grandfather Lendon Green was a small-town musician and bluegrass picker who taught Riley to play the guitar before he hit double digits; both grandfathers feature heavily in the songwriting on Green's catalogue and the 2018 single "I Wish Grandpas Never Died" was written explicitly about losing them. Green played football at Jacksonville High School and walked on as a quarterback at Jacksonville State University, the same school where Combs played for the Mountain Lions before transferring out — Green's senior college season ended with him moving into the family construction business and working full-time on residential framing jobs around the Birmingham-Anniston corridor. He started playing Wednesday-night writer rounds at Mama's on Main Street and the Pig in Jacksonville on weekends through the early 2010s, posted rough demos to YouTube and Facebook through 2013 and 2014, and moved to Nashville full-time in 2016 after a self-released EP started pulling regional streams through the Alabama and Georgia bar circuit.

Big Machine Records — the Nashville label home of Taylor Swift, Florida Georgia Line, Brantley Gilbert and Tim McGraw at various points in its history — signed Green to its Nashville Harbor imprint in 2017 after CEO Scott Borchetta caught a Bluebird Cafe round where Green played "There Was This Girl" and "Bury Me in Dixie". The debut Different 'Round Here EP arrived in 2018 with "There Was This Girl" as the lead single; the song climbed to the country radio top five inside six months and made Green a CMT Listen Up artist of the year before his debut full-length had even shipped. The full-length Different 'Round Here followed in 2019 with "In Love by Now" and "I Wish Grandpas Never Died" extending the radio run; the Behind the Bar EP arrived in 2022 with the country-rock arrangements that defined Green's catalogue moving forward. The Luke Combs co-write and co-feature "Different 'Round Here" — released in June 2023 as a single off Combs's Gettin' Old album — became one of the year's biggest country radio and streaming crossovers, helped push Green into stadium-supporting slots on Combs's World Tour routing, and built the audience that made the 2024 sophomore solo album Ain't My Last Rodeo a top-five debut on Billboard Country Albums. "Worst Way" — the title track off Ain't My Last Rodeo and Green's first solo No. 1 on Billboard Country Airplay — sealed the headliner status; "Damn Good Day to Leave" followed it through the radio rotation as the second single. The ACM New Male Artist of the Year award (2020), three CMA nominations across New Artist and Music Video categories, Big Machine Records label loyalty through every contract cycle, the recurring direct-support slot on Luke Combs's World Tour, a sold-out Ain't My Last Rodeo Tour amphitheater leg and the country-rock crossover identity Green has built since the Different 'Round Here debut have put him at the front of his generation of male country-rock headliners.

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